Jenn ~ SmalltownBookworm

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Programming librarian 📚 CR: We Hunt the Flame 📚 in ‘25: 8/50 I work at a library creating programming for adults. Read a fair bit. Thrift a whole lot. Sip some tea. Cuddle my cats. Talk about my library All. The. Time. Constantly learning.

Program overview from CSLP Manual for Food & Family History Program. Photo shows a recipe box and recipe card.
A sunset over a state park’s parking lot. Whispy clouds in the distance. A few cars parked. Grass and entry to the park on the left.
Small jars with plants and water in them, line a windowsill
Cups with seedlings of herbs and vegetable plants fill a table.
Author Aliya DalRae with her paranormal romance books
Tell The Ohio House: No Cuts To Ohio Libraries! To Our Valued Patrons And Members Of The Community, We Need Your Help. On April 1st, the Ohio House of Representatives released its proposed state budget. In it, they recommend eliminating the Public Library Fund, a fund protected by law and responsible for the majority of Ohio’s public library funding. Ohio's public libraries have had a partnership with the state to deliver services at the local level for almost 100 years. This proposal wants to remove the protection of law and make library funding a lump-sum dollar amount in the State’s overall budget, making it much easier for legislators to cut funding for libraries in the future. This proposal is $100 million less than Governor DeWine's two-year proposal and has NO GUARANTEE OF FUNDING after 2027. Here in Ross County, 54% of CRCPL operations are supported by the Public Library Fund. The local tax levy passed by voters in our community makes up 38% of our budget, and the remaining 8% comes from grants, investment incomes, and generous donations. Elimination of the Public Library Fund will mean significant cuts to the services you value most. Less programming, fewer digital and print materials, and less access overall. Tell your representatives your library story! They need to hear WHY we matter to YOU, and they need to hear it NOW. The Ohio House of Representatives will vote next Wednesday, April 9. The time for action is now. Call, email, fax from the library, or use our form to contact your State Representatives and tell them: YOUR library story NO cuts for libraries RESTORE the Public Library Fund to 1.75% We love serving this community. Help us fight to keep funding for public libraries here and across Ohio, for the benefit of all!
A brown paper envelope with “Jennifer” written on in fancy lettering. A paper with “pen pal survey”
The vinyl record albums lie on a table. One is 5 Seconds of Summer Sounds Good Feels Good. The second is Blues Brothers. The third is Taylor Swift Red.
The reference and genealogy area of our library with tables removed and disco lights streaming across the floor and ceiling
A sign reads “exotic dancer.” Camera panspans right to reveal a man dancing suggestively, wiggling his hips, rubbing his belly and laughing.
An aisle of books at the library. When the sing lyrics get to “I’ve got a fast car” a woman carrying a painted cardboard car zooms past the end of the aisle.
The camera pans around a small office. Every item in the office is wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. The desk, walls, photos, accessories and everything.
Two special edition books. One is red and black with a castle and is called Dreadul by Caitlin Rosalia. The second book is light colored and packaged to appear like a 1980s vhs tape.
A man with a plaid shirt holding up a black tshirt with the words “James’s favorite” in white. The shirt is a child size and obviously too small. So the man is holding the shirt by laying it on his chest.
A flyer is posted on a Telephone pole with a brick house and street in the background. The flyer reads “Jesus and his parents were forced to flee. They were illegal immigrants looking for asylum. Would you take them in or turn them away?” A photo of a nativity scene is on the flyer.
Historic downtown street lined with shops on one side and a park on the other. Vehicles are parked along the road. A few people walking on the sidewalk. The trees in the park are lit with strings of lights. The sky is darkening at twilight with a few stars appearing.
A marble countertop with wooded trays filled with cookies. The cookies are oddly shaped and mountainous. A small chalkboard sign reads “fat & weird cookies.”
3 tiers of bookshelves with a mismatched variety of books. Some books are in piles, some are neat, some are leaning upright. There is a strand of lit Christmas lights and a garland of red and white snowflakes across the front. Each shelf has a mixture of small items such as lanterns, ceramic figures, glass jars, bookish collectibles. There is a silver Christmas tree with bubble lights to the left of the bookcases. Above the bookcases a collection of larger items such as a globe, magellans thermometer, ceramic Christmas trees and plants.
Library multipurpose room with mini golf created with foam pool noodles, acrylic book stands and tape.
A refrigerator with a potluck sign up sheet on one side and a magnet voting game on another side. The magnet game is voting for favorite holiday foods by sliding the magnet back and forth.
Used Glass candle jars with wax remnants